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SAP bid twice but failed to acquire BlackLine in 2024 and 2025...maybe SAP will eventually succeed due to PE investors in BlackLine!
https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/blackline-m-a-sap-three/
https://www.marketscreener.com/news/germany-s-sap-mulls-new-bid-for-software-firm-blackline-sources-say-ce7d5ddfdd8af324
This comes after SAP's acquisition of SmartRecruiters to compete against Workday which has taken away bulk of its business in HCM domain!
Saw they sold to private equity...what happened after FDS invested? Not a good fit?
Shell drones and NPC’s it’s that time again to predict and possibly influence the future
What are your predictions for 2026?
Will Shell domicile move from UK to USA for economic reasons or a regional event?
Will Shell purchase another operator?
What assets must Shell divest in order to succeed?
How is Wael being received as a leader of the organization?
Is the organization genuinely invested and rewarding simplicity?
You control the future
Any rumors on buyers for PSS? Panasonic might make sense given their partnership earlier this year.
Is the merge happening? Media has been pretty quiet about it. the most recent report was a clean team meeting was scheduled and it went well. Hope all goes well if the merge does happen but what's going to happen in certain markets. If pfg and usfood both delivering in the same area.who's going to take over those markets when you have delivery drivers and sales reps for both sides. I guess only time will tell if it's even going to happen or not happen.this is slow seasons but usfoods jist hired 10 drivers in my area.while we still have stand days going on. Doesn't make sense
There’s been a lot of snarky posts indicating that the sale of Oxychem to Berkshire Hathaway is going to lead to a lot of people not having any work to do resulting in layoffs. I don’t see this happening. Berkshire Hathaway is well known for not having shared services arrangements inside the conglomerate. Each company operates as a separate unit with its own HR, Treasury, IT, etc. I see the need for a lot of support staff from Greenway to go to OxyChem as a part of the acquisition. Thoughts?
So hearing from multiple sources inside and outside of the company that our management is pushing hard for a sale to Thoma Bravo. They own multiple companies in complimentary spaces.
This is what the industry has to say about them:
Employees at the companies it acquires,experience can be negative, often involving layoffs and a focus on cost-cutting after the acquisition.
Oil producers go to battle over mineral rights in Arkansas’ Smackover formation
Jamie Smyth in El Dorado, Arkansas
Published
Apr 23 2025
ExxonMobil has defeated an attempt by rival Occidental Petroleum to contest its production rights on one of the largest lithium deposits in the US, as oil companies fight for a foothold in the critical minerals business.
The regulatory battle in Arkansas between two of the largest US oil companies comes as the Trump administration rushes to boost domestic extraction and processing of critical minerals to break American industry’s reliance on Chinese supplies.
Lithium, a crucial ingredient in high-powered batteries used in the electric vehicle and defence industries, is a priority for Washington as Chinese companies process almost two-thirds of the world’s lithium supplies.
Exxon, Equinor and Occidental are among companies racing to develop lithium extraction and processing facilities in the Smackover, a geological formation stretching across Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida.
A US Geological Survey study published in October estimated there was between 5mn and 19mn tonnes of lithium reserves in underwater brines in the south-west Arkansas portion of the Smackover. If commercially recoverable, this would meet the projected 2030 global demand for lithium in car batteries nine times over, it said.
Saltwerx and other producers in the Smackover intend to use direct lithium extraction technology, a process in which lithium is pulled out of brine while leaving other dissolved compounds behind.
There are still questions over whether the technology can be a commercial success when compared to hard rock lithium mining and evaporation ponds, a low-cost technique used in Latin America.
This week Saltwerx, an Exxon subsidiary, was granted the right to establish a 56,000-acre lithium production unit by regulators over the objections of Occidental, which argued it owned minerals rights in the area and had plans to produce lithium.
An Exxon spokesperson said the decision could help unlock the domestic lithium industry, support jobs and strengthen American energy security.
“Attempts to delay progress could jeopardise economic growth for Arkansas and undermine US efforts to reduce dependence on foreign critical minerals,” she said.
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https://www.ft.com/content/7b229e31-692a-4342-8973-3147f6063a99
Saltwerx intends to begin producing lithium in 2028. It forecasts that it can generate $27mn in annual profit from producing 165,000 barrels of lithium brine per day, according to a regulatory filing.
An Occidental spokesman said the company routinely participated in hearings with state regulators to develop operating agreements that ensured the responsible and fair development of resources for all interest owners.
The commission also approved an application by SWA Lithium, a joint venture between Standard Lithium and Equinor, to establish a rival production unit in south-west Arkansas. Last week the Trump administration selected it as one of 10 critical minerals projects that it would prioritise.
https://www.ft.com/content/7b229e31-692a-4342-8973-3147f6063a99
General update: US Silica was purchased by the Apollo Group ("wealth management firm") in August 2024.
Almost immediately layoffs in the corporate structure (not surpising, given a buyout)
Company is now ULTRA focused on cash - so very little capital spending, really digging into every bit of money spent.
Rumor is that they're trying to sell the Oil & Gas plants.
ISP - They laid off all of the mining employees at the Lovelock, NV plant. (Most of them got rehired by the contractor that they hired to run the mine now.) Several plant employees also laid off, not sure how many.
Decisions being made at the corporate level without regard/knowledge of how the DE plants run are going to make it impossible to keep the plants open. Orders in general on the DE side have been low since Nov 2024.
I'd stay away from US Silica. They also have a history of laying people off right after performance reviews (in November) . That way they don't have to pay any bonuses, since you have to be employed in March of the next year to collect the bonus from the year before.
Rumors flying around that Chevron’s North Dakota assets are seeking a suitable purchaser. Folks on the ground what’s your perspective? Possible or Impossible…love it when they say impossible
Blake has ruined the company. Sure. Stock price is up but so is everything. 2 years ago, there where 9000 NEW people and all the GOOD leaders had left. BECKHOFF and Siemens are delivering way more new products. Blake keeps overpaying for underperforming assets. The board is worthless.
Reuters exclusively reported that the company's board rejected a mostly cash offer of nearly $24 a share for the company, whose assets include the Warner Bros film and television studios, its CNN and other cable television networks and its HBO Max streaming service, according to a source familiar with the matter.
https://www.reuters.com/business/warner-bros-discovery-initiates-review-strategic-alternatives-2025-10-21/
Following the purchase of HVAC business Johnson Controls this summer, the Bosch Group confirmed “a workforce reduction of around 200 jobs” in Wichita happened on Tuesday.
https://www.kwch.com/2025/10/22/bosch-group-confirms-200-wichita-layoffs-following-johnson-controls-purchase/
GF's stock and market cap continues to shrink. The analysts finally caught on to the same BS story TC continued to give as CEO, they bought the story long enough for TC and DR (former CFO) to cash in a bunch of their stock at higher prices. So where does GF go now? At around $35/share their market cap would be like $17.5B. Intel offered $25B before the IPO, Mubadala is probably wishing they took that deal now. Let's be honest, GF SLT is like a retread tire, they landed here because nobody else wanted them, none of them were really successful elsewhere. So, what is the solution? The only solution in my opinion is hoping the US govt gets involved, redirects most of the US mfg chips bill dollars to Intel. Intel then spins off foundry as separate company and then with govt funding buys GF and makes them a US owned company. Get rid of all the GF SLT, bring in a totally new set of execs for the combined company and climb the mountain of making Intel Foundry a great company that can battle TSMC. TSMC is good at mfg ramping, but they aren't great at R&D, the engineering staff is technically much stronger and brighter in the US. Intel and IBM were way ahead of TSMC in the past. If things are done right Intel foundry could jump past TSMC for technology competitiveness. However, when the US gov't can't even stay open, the probability of them putting together a smart Chips Bill is very unlikely. I see this scenario as the only way out for GF, otherwise the ship will just continue to sink and eventually submerge!!
Gotta love these headlines, can’t make this up
What will he do when there is no one left to fire?
Ah, silly me. That means it is acquisition time!
Fu-k SS&C cheap a-s company, coming in taking over and not doing sh-t glad that I left
With the purchase from Cenovus' 50% share of WRB and now the pipeline deal to Arizona and California P66 has now made 2 good deals in a row. These deals place substantial focus on refining.
The Elliott directors must be making their presence known. Go Go would just buy more broken-down gas plants.
Looks like rumors were true all those people will be laid off.
https://www.advisorhub.com/exclusive-stifel-to-sell-indie-brokerage-unit-to-equitable-advisors/
I am from legacy tsys which global payments ripped apart after acquiring and got rid of alot of americans to give the jobs offshore. This company is about to take over tsys issuing which global payments su-ked dry and is now dumping. From reading these threads, I now have little hope for my friends who are there. They are all hoping the transitions would be positive.
Seeing lots of 2nd tier GoA acquisition players both in the office and some have made it offshore. This is not platform tie back or host opportunities. What GoA assets are on the market? Does the strategy to simplify and improve asset quality make sense?
Hail your ascendant sovereigns—long may they reign.
As of December 1, eDOCS will be officially, legally, and technically integrated into NetDocuments. All current employees will transition to contractor status under a six-month probationary period.
In General, contractor roles don't come with benefits such as 401(k), RRSP, or health coverage; dental, vision, because they are considered self-employed.
This presents significant challenges—particularly for U.S.-based employees, who rely heavily on employer-sponsored healthcare. Canadian employees may be somewhat less affected, though ongoing issues with the public healthcare system and lack of private coverage options still pose concerns.
SLB Ltd., formerly Schlumberger and the world's largest oil field services company, reported that its recent acquisition of Sugar Land's ChampionX Corp. added $579 million in revenue during the third quarter, the company's first full earnings report since completing the deal.
https://coveringkaty.com/news/fort-bend/schlumberger-changes-name-completes-championx-acquisition-re/
After much fanfare, the colossal flop Landmark Life/Truspire has been sold to fly by nighters Malibu Life ? :) wowers. After all of that fanfare that Mutual was going to make hundreds of millions of revene selling annuities, it didn't & flopped & made $5-$10m on the sale before tax. Now, watch Malibu figure out how to make the $$$$ mutual couldn't. Its Simpa Baye's swan song. Time for him to say Baiye Bye !!!!
They just buy competitors and destroy the brand.
https://www.mysanantonio.com/business/article/siete-foods-pepsico-21105726.php
https://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/news/vehement-media/berkshire-hathaway-acquire-occidental-petroleum-112390417.html#google_vignette
It’s also not too far off from closing its major acquisition of Lehigh Valley Health Network, back in August 2024, the latest in a decade-long stream of merger deals that swelled the organization to 32 hospitals. Jefferson had already cut 171 workers in January by outsourcing several back-office functions after the merger, and before, it that had cut around 400 as part of a 2023 restructuring.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/jefferson-health-laying-roughly-650-employees-amid-significant-financial-headwinds
Iger has no creativity!
He buys other IPs and cuts jobs to make up the deficit he causes!
As long as he is in charge, no job is safe-except for his of course!!!
With Xerox’s stock trading now at historical lows of just $3.15 (and who knows when it will hit bottom), an acquisition might seem attractive to one or more OEMs. But who would it be?
https://share.google/0ldW7EIeghwEj71ke
Any updates on the Peabody Energy bid?
How on earth does the CEO keep his job when he delivers this :
a catastrophic decline is stock price,
dividend cut to nothing,
declining revenues,
declining profit,
an acquisition of a loss making competitor,
staff morale at rock bottom, no pay rises for staff
and the only certainty is more redundancies.
How is this a ‘Re-invention’ ??????
Who do you think the board will sell Verizon to after they finish looting it for all they can squeeze out of it?
Well, since the pipeline is crawling, I have lots of time to search for another job. I can't believe what this company has done to it's self. You can track my utilization till the cows come home. Wait, while at it, shuffle some execs around to keep the worker bees thinking that something magical is going to happen, or pop, it's not. There used to be 15 on the team, now we have been dwindled down to 3. Winning!!!! Wait, I have an idea, let's acquisitionFLYwheel another company to try and get deeper in some accounts while offshoring is being done not so quietly in the background and "teammates" are being clobbered. Zero clue, zero talent. I think today, I'll let InsightGPT re-write my resume and get some certifications since clients aren't picking up the phone... Just wondering when the CAPtian team team are going to get to boot?
Upsher-Smith will close its Plymouth, Minnesota plant at 14905 23rd Avenue North and lay off 58 workers. The closure date is April 1, 2025, with layoffs occurring in two or three waves through July 31. Some Plymouth staff will transfer to the company’s Maple Grove facility at 6701 Evenstad Dr. N., which will remain open. A portion of the layoffs will occur at Maple Grove.
The move follows the company’s 2024 acquisition by Taiwan based Bora Pharmaceuticals for 210 million dollars. Upsher-Smith framed the closure as a strategic realignment to optimize global operations and better serve customers. The firm manufactures several generic dr-gs, including vigabatrin, everolimus, and topiramate.
Founded in 1919 by Frederick Alfred Upsher Smith, the company was owned by Ken Evenstad from 1969 and later sold to Japan based Sawai Pharmaceutical in 2017 before the 2024 sale to Bora. The WARN notice detailing the closure was filed with Minnesota’s Department of Employment and Economic Development.
Novo Nordisk, the Danish dr-g manufacturer behind the weight-loss and diabetes dr-g Ozempic and other medications, said it's paying up to $5.2 billion to buy Akero Therapeutics, a biotech company with a dr-g in a late-stage trial to treat a fatal liver disease.
https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20251009145/novo-nordisk-is-paying-up-to-52-billion-for-a-san-francisco-biotech-working-on-liver-disease
The scope of the job cuts could not be learned immediately. Colonial Pipeline declined to say how many jobs would be cut.
The changes come just months after New York-based asset manager Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Colonial in a deal valued at about $9 billion, becoming the first sole owner of the over 5,500-mile pipeline network since its construction in the 1960s.
https://energynow.com/2025/10/colonial-pipeline-to-cut-jobs-after-brookfield-takover-sources-say/
Lowe’s has completed its $8.8 billion acquisition of Foundation Building Materials, a leading distributor of interior building products such as hardware, drywall, insulation, ceiling systems, etc., for residential and commercial professionals.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/lowe-finalizes-billion-dollar-acquisition-143700828.html